The government has managed to settle a row between Pakistani investor Sheharyar Chishti and Saudi shareholders in K-Electric (KE), as the latter steps down by giving majority stakes to a Saudi investor.
In a major boost to Saudi-Pakistan investment relations, Prince Mansour Bin Mohammed Al Saud has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Chishti for the acquisition of a majority shareholding in KES Power Ltd, the parent company that owns 66.4% of K-Electric.
Sources told The Express Tribune that Chishti had earlier acquired shares in K-Electric and attempted to take over the company, leading to a legal battle in the Sindh High Court between him and the Saudi shareholders.
According to the sources, the Saudi shareholders had raised the matter several times with the Pakistani gove